Match Report
\n Auger-Aliassime moves closer to Turin following Paris QF win<\/p>\n
Canadian is ninth in the PIF ATP Live Race To Turin, 90 points behind eighth-placed Musetti<\/p>\n
October 31, 2025<\/p>\n
Corinne Dubreuil\/ATP Tour<\/p>\n
Felix Auger-Aliassime advances to his fourth ATP Masters 1000 semi-final on Friday.
\n By Sam Jacot<\/p>\n
Felix Auger-Aliassime<\/a> moved to within 90 points of Lorenzo Musetti<\/a> in the PIF ATP Live Race To Turin on Friday, when he ended the run of French wild card Valentin Vacherot<\/a> to reach the semi-finals at the Rolex Paris Masters<\/a>.<\/p>\n Vacherot had won his past 10 ATP Masters 1000 matches, highlighted by his fairytale victory in the Shanghai final earlier this month. However, he was unable to cope with Auger-Aliassime\u2019s weight of shot and intensity in Paris, where the ninth seed earned a 6-2, 6-2 win to reach his fourth Masters 1000 semi-final.<\/p>\n \u201cEvery opponent is different. It was an interesting challenge coming onto court today and playing a player I knew from practice but had never played in a match. He is so confident and you are kind of scared to be honest,” Auger-Aliassime said. “You are not sure if he has got some magic right now that nobody else has but he is playing unbelievably. But I had to be so focused from the start and this level of intensity from the first game I brought helped ease me into the match and I played some good tennis.\u201d<\/p>\n Auger-Aliassime rallied from a set down in his first three matches in the French capital but was in control from early on in his first Lexus ATP Head2Head meeting against Vacherot. The 25-year-old, who broke Vacherot\u2019s serve in the opening game, has reached 10 tour-level semi-finals this season, lifting trophies in Adelaide, Montpellier and Brussels.<\/p>\n Auger-Aliassime will next meet Alexander Bublik<\/a>. The eight-time tour-level titlist is 90 points behind Musetti in the Live Race To Turin and will leapfrog the Italian if he reaches the final. Auger-Aliassime is chasing his second appearance at the Nitto ATP Finals<\/a>, having qualified in 2022.<\/p>\n He struck 22 winners and committed 10 unforced errors in his win against Vacherot and is 47-21 on the season, according to the Infosys ATP Win\/Loss Index.<\/p>\n \u201cI am trying to win every match I play,\u201d Auger-Aliassime added. \u201cWhether it is the end of the year or start of the year, everything counts and adds up in this sport. I think the work I put in, the routines. I try to be consistent with my work and try to bring consistency with everything I do and it is very gratifying when you get the consistency with your results.\u201d<\/p>\n Vacherot stunned the tennis world when he won in Shanghai to become the lowest-ranked player in history to win a Masters 1000 title. The Monegasque star is up 10 spots to No. 30 in the PIF ATP Live Rankings after his quarter-final run in Paris.<\/p>\n In the second match of the day, Bublik defeated Alex de Minaur<\/a> 6-7(5), 6-4, 7-5 in two hours and 22 minutes to reach his first Masters 1000 semi-final.<\/p>\n